Overview of melamine cyanurate(melamine cyanuric acid adduct)_1

Melamine cyanurate, also named melamine cyanuric acid adduct, MC or MCA, CAS number 3764057-6. The formula is as follows:

MCA

The main physical chemistry properties of Melamine cyanurate are shown in follow table:

Appearance —— white crystalline powder, with a greasy feeling

Density/(kg/m3) —— 1700

Relative molecular mass —— 255.20

Nitrogen content /% —— 49.4%

Decomposition temperature / °C —— 440 ~ 450 °C (350 °C start sublimation)

Solubility —— in water: 0.001g/ 100g(25 °C), 0.025g / 100g(100 °C); insoluble in common organic solvents such as alcohol, ketone and aromatic hydrocarbon.